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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1910.

[COPYRIGHT] H.MS. BEDFORD AGROUND.

· EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.

Likelihood of Jalving Remote.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

Lostos, August 23..- The cruiser B.MS. Bedford, attach- ed to the Chinn Station, while 'carrying out full-speed trials, grounded early yesterday morning on the Samarang Rocks in the Strait of Kores,

Eighteen of the crew were drowned owing to the inrush of water.

There is very little chance of salving

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THE ANNEXATION OF KOREA.

STEP TO BE SHORTLY TAKEN.

(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail)

DISASTER TO THE

BEDFORD.

GROUNDED IN KOREAN STRAITS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

REVIEWS.

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events in You can read the latest up- calamity to TORTO, August 23.

H.M.S. Bedford. The

Turkey dig the last days of Abdul

to-date Volumes for A, military It has been decided that the annexa-maaga which came by wireless, was of Hamida ismons regime.

the briefest. It simply stated that the attache beguiled by a vory beautiful woman tion of Korea will shortly take place..

crulsor had grounded on rocks to the south"

is betrayed into hinting at certais proposals west of Quelpart Island, off the conet of about to be laid before the Sultan for the Fores

Although, nothing further was heard, it better Government of his distinctad pro- was feared that the affair was of a serious rincos. This woman was of mixed parant character, and it was decided to tasatch age. Her mother an Irish noblewoman whe H.M.S. Flors, which had that morning made a runaway match with an "Istarian " arrived in port, tothe scene of the calamity refugee of high rank, sees her ill-starred Accordingly at thren o'clock she left with mate sirot, and then dias, leaving her little

It is telegraphed from America that most of the newspapers agree in the opinion that the amalgamation of Korea with Japan is natural and logical and all will acquiesce in the intended

change.

the cruiser, which is full of water to the A FORMOSAN APPOLN'T-anivage gear on board, taking with her the daughter to be brought up in an Ármannian

engine room bulkband: »

The survivors were taken off by EMS. Minotaur.

E.M.S. Monmouth anchored nea" the secue of the disaster during the daytime but was compelled, owing to the heavy seas running. to put out at night.

ASSISTANCE FROM JAPAN.

J

Toxro, August 23. HMS: Bedford run on the rocks at the south-west of Quel part Island, off

Koren?

"Assistance was asked for from the Japanese Naval Department, and waships have accordingly been des- patched from Sasebo, while the cruiser Tado has been seat from Chinunnpo.

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(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail)

TOKYO, August 23.

Baruau in the Department of Communica tions, of which Barco Goto is Minister. It is to be noted that Baron Goto's continued intuenca in Formbean politics is ninaifested by this appointmost-Ex. C M.]·

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gruamied on the Sustang Rocks in the that crafty man promises hat protection [Note-Mr. Kakichi Uchida must not be Straits of Kera, and that owing to the from the amores Pasha on condition. confused with Mr Kosai Cohida, formerly inrush water no less than 18 lives were

The telegram further adds that the that she acts as his spy with the European (Independent News Agency's Service to Japanseo Minister to Poking. The newly lost.

appointed Civil Administrator of Korea chance of balving the cruiser are romote embassies, all of which are open to her, 170 China Mail)

was formerly Director of the Shipping for she is full of water to the engine-room. When the story opens she has The Illustrions Frince, by Phillips Op for ste poses always as a high bred English-Capt. Fraser's Profession, by John Strange bulkhead. Wo learn from the same message betrayed a secret of the English Embassy that the survitors were taken of by a German diplomat and as a consequence B.M.S. Minotaur. the flagship of the

a treaty almost on the point of consum Squadron, while it is also, evident from the untion comes to nought; Germany scores

3 point and England is outwitted. acad not go further into details, but will content ourselves with remarking that the Another wire which is published else-reader is introduced to some charming fure the Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott cured assistance was asked from the The character of the British Ambassador

At the Supreme Court this morning beshere shows that when the disaster of people in the course of the narrativa The Rod of Justice, by Alico and Claude l'Steamers from Hongkong. On or about Court, Mr M. W. Sinde K.O., instructed Japanese Naval Department, and that Sir Clifton de Joiurilio, is beautifully by Mr I. Paget. Hets, moved for the pro-patched from Sasebo to the scine of the drawn, while lir devoted Secretary is also a fine study. Appog the women we like disaster, while the cruiser Yado was also best Lady Peggy Kerrinshaw, the ideal sent from Chinaanpo.h

"ype of modern, cultivated, rational English frhood she holds the attention everywhere. The scenes ofthe story are laid in Turkey and England and aru excellently envisaged, the distinctive atmosphere of each being re- produced na only one thoroughly familar with what she is describing could do it. Akogether a very satisfactory piece of iterary craftsmanship, with an admirable 81, Queen's Road Central plot skilfully handled. It is a pity that the proof reading has been so scamped.

THE IKOMA'S" TOUR.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail's

TONTON, Augas: 22. At Rambouillet President Fallieres lunched with the officers of the Japanese cruiser Ikoma.

LONDON, August 23.

and Mr Justice Hazeland, sitting as a Full

visional order to be rescinded for leave to appeal to the Privy Council by reason of the appellants not having paid to the re- spondents the suns of 83,686.4 being interest on the taxed costs payable under judgment. The Imperial Bank of China wers the appellants and Leung Shui Kong respondents Mr G. C. Alabaster, in- atructed by Mr H. J. Gedge. appeared for appellants.

our Allies caused warships to be des

In view of the bad weather prevailing it seems certain that by the time the Flors arrives on the scene it will be far too late for her to render any very valuable sustance to the disabled cruiser, which must, of course, be very badly datinged, seoing that it has best necessary for the whole crow to be taken off. But it is satisfactory that the Mr Slade said that the "three months uther big cruisers of the Squadron, are in came to an end and the Imperial Bank of the vicinity, all having apparently come Chiza had not paid the costa The dowe together, from Wai-hai-vel for pellants applied for final leave to appeal, Nagasaki, and that the Japanese barn so wrongly, he thought, because they ought readily proferred their aid. "It is doubtles, THE JAPANESE FLOODS. dono. His Lordship gave provisional leave prerailing, il the cruiser can be saved to have waited until everything had been

now a matter dependant on the conditions

At Brest a brilliant "At Home" was given in honour of the visitors from the Ikama, the attendance including re presentatives of the civil and military sathorities

to appeal and in order to carry on the for if there are beavy seas still running, as

The Studio for July,

The July number of the The Sudiont

SYMPATHY FROM GERMANY.} appeal they had to got. the Registrar,seems likely remembering the time of the enthusiastic eulogy on the late Sir William

(Beuter's Service to the Ching Mail)

LANDON, Angust" 24.

certificate that everything had been year, it may be impossible for the other done. On that date they had not paid bonts to get nour enough to make tho work the costs according to the order giving of aniving possible. them provisional leave to appeal, and

The Berlin Nord Dautasho, Zeiling, in

The news of the grounding was heard alluding to the Japanese floods, expresses his lordship gave them an ext ten with general regret in the Colony and the After the costs had been paid feal sure that the latest details, which come sympathy with the Japanese Government days. in its severe trial, but, does not doubt

on the final day they applied for in- from a unually well-informed quarter, will that Japan, with her steady strength, contended that they were pet obliged to intelligence that the disaster has been terest on the cost and the other side only deepen the sorrow, especially the sad will repair the terrible damage.

pay. Finally they tried to raise the interest accompanied by loss of lile. As yet no

DAMAR ALAND NATIVES.

DESIRE FOR BRITISH RULE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mati)

Lostos, August 22. The Standard's Berlin correspondent announces that Maximilian Harden and

of the crew have met their death, but, all the same, the sincere sympathy of all will go out to the berayed at this time.

tale to a very high level of a rather Mr Leicester Burroughs writes a rather Quiler Orchardson, B., in which many of the most famous pictures which came from the painter's brash are paased in appreciative review, The delicacy of feel. ing and high scholarship which distinguish- ed all Orchardson's work seems to have way with him from the first. He wave from startling mannerisms, never poed. while his portrait work was always of a

art critic, gives an illuminating atccant of very high order and distinctively truthful Prof. Jiro Harada, the well known Japanese

the prosent state of painting in Japan and of the warm rivalry which exists be and the ancient painters who group tween the modern school of Tokyu artiste themselves at Kyoto. Very interesting is the account which Mr J. Taylor gives of the Glasgow School of Embroidery. This

by issuing executing and could get nothing, particulars are to hand as to what member Things lingered on is that way until they had to make that application to the Court In Mr Gedge's affidavit the argument was that there was great delay in getting the costs taxed but that did not excuse The Bedford came out to the China school is undoubtedly working upon the their long delay in paying them because Station a little över three years ago, and right lines and its influence in uplifting the intereat ran from the date of the judgment in Maret 1909 her crew was recommissioned art ideal of the tires baust be spreading Hongkong. Her full complement ta Alfred East discourses of the beauties of suroly and rapidly through the land. Mr

Fitzherbert, and the following are that lies there for the artist's brush or pencil. The rest of the Studio is filled with also attached to her :-Commander Studio Talir, Art Notes, reviews, etc., 35 George Trowby, uiente. Albert E. Dixie,well as an article discussing a series of Eric Wharton, David W. 8. Douglsa, formed the subject of a recent competition. designa for an entrance lodge, which Walter C. Lucas, Philip W. 5. Klag. Many of these are of exceptional merit. Cosmo A.. O. Douglas, and Andrew

until the date of payment dad the costs were only paid under a special order.

Carl Peters declars that the inhabitants The Chief Justice-Were the costa paid 1687. She is commanded by Capt. Edward the Wye Valley and the wealth of material

at

Mr Sinde-They were paid on the last

S.

of Damaraland are so discontented with German rule that they contemplate day. abandoning the German flag and jcin- ing the British South Africa Union.

SENSIBLE CONCLUSIONS.

Wah Ter Yet Po'a Service)

FEXISO, August 22.

The new Grand Councillors, Cha Shi Chang and Prince Yu Lang, have come to the conclusion that owing to the bad Gnancial condition of the Government and the poverty of the people, foreign lona should be con- cluded for the purpose of expeditiously constructing railways and opening up

the mines of the Empire.

A NATIONAL BANK.

(Wah Tsz Yat Po's Service.)

PERING, August 22. The Board of Finance has decided to increase the capital of the Board's Boak by ten million telea, to issue national bank-notes, to call in the current notes and to forbid other Eanks from issuing

notes.

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Lady Letty Lumley was the in-that he will be able to face his man. The Chief Justice-But the rule mys it Float Surgeon George A. S. Bell; Fleet dividual which providence selected in the Paymaster Barry G. Wilson: Surgeon present instants and before we have finished

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Robert M. Riggall; Sub-Lieute. F. P. O. with her she passes through soma queer ex- periences for a Dake's daughter. Up to her Bridgeman, John N. Pelly, Donald F.ninsteenth year she had been kept from By defeating Peiling in the scini-fasl of O'C. Brodie; Bay. Sub-Liest Arthur E. all knowledge of the world outside her own the Kowloon C. C. tennis handicap competi- Lane: Assist Paymaster James A. Biomediste ciralo, and then ons day she is tion Brandtmar bas qualified to meet Green

taken down to the East End to sing and in the final Mr Alabaster-By execution or in any Robertson; Gunners. Arthur F. Donovan dance in an entertainment promoted by other way. They gave final receipts for the costs and nuver attempted to take and Joseph Young; Boatswain Patrick Churchman enthusiastic in the cause of proceedings but attempted to recover the Cashman; Big Boatewain John Bagget; missions. With wide-open eyes shu makes some wonderful discoveries that evening, Amount in the ordinary way by execution | Carpenter Roger Cadogan; Artil. Engineers the immediate effect of which in raise in The Chief Justice -The will says costs Robert Driscoll and Alfred J. J. Roberts; ber a desire to go down into London's East End and do something to better the and interest.

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lot of the women of the submerged tenth, Mr Alabaster-The form of judgment The Bedford is A 1st clase at Of course bor family are up in arms against HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. saya judgment, interest and costs," and moured cruiser of the county typs ber schemos, and she quarrels with bor not interest on costa.

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INTERPOET CRICKET. Their Lordships reserved their decision, completed two years later. There

exactly the right way to work to manage are this daughter who has suddenly developed ·HITANGUAY AND HONGKONO, AT MANGUẤT, Altogether ten of ber type in Navy. She fdess of her own and so Lady Latby leaves

OCTOBER, 1010. home and plunges into the very vortex of

Hovatovo, August 23, carries 28 guns, has a tonnage of 9,800 tons the misery of the East End. It is all very THE MESQUITA CELEBRA- TIONS.

|(22,000 r.p.) and hur designed speed is 23 wrongbeaded and all very futile, but we

Members ure notified that the Shanghai kuote, though her best known spood, is follow bor wanderings with interest. She Cricket Club have invited the Club to send becomes a worker for the Salvation Cricket Team to Sbattghai and that an The Hongkong Committee for the Mos returned at 24.0 knots. Her length is 440 Army and takes an attempt to support acceptance has been sent.

The team should leave Hongkong about quité · Colebrativas in Macao, on Sunday, feet and her beam. 3 fast, while her borself by working for x sweater. It is leaves by the .a Sui Tai on Wednesday, draught is 24 feet. She was built at perhaps trillo "anreal, especially her ist October and bo back again within si (Walt Tes Fat Po's Service.)

at 2. p.m.

The Shanghai Portuguese Fairfield and her coat to the Admiralty was passages with a vicious brute known as the fortnight

Terror of London. This unmitigated The selection of the team and all practice PEKING, August 22.

Volunteers will arrive to-morrow after 2734,330. She is honvily armoured and scoundrel takes her to see the haunts of arrangements will be decided on by the Frince Ching suggests that Yuancoon by the German

Mall Prinz carries 14 six-inch guns, & twelve-pounders, the lowest misery, where vice flaunts itself Hongkong Cricket Club Committee.

Invitations have been issued to the Shih-Kai should be sent abroad for the Ladwig and arrangements are being 3 three pounters and 3 others, while she is naked and unashamed, and her vision of

Hall is complete. In the end Lady Loty various Cricket Clubs in the Cology to purpose of making certain investiga made whereby they may once also fitted, with two torpedo tubes. She is fortuna ely awakened from her dream nominate two of their membem who have bia and that on his return he should proceed to Miscao to be in time for

a probable, chance of places in the tomb For Rates and Further Particulars Ta formerly attached to the Second that she can of herself affect the re the Requiem Service on Thursday morning. be appointed to an important office.

volution in life" and morals which she practice on the Cricket Ground during Possibly some members of the Shanghai Craiser Squadron of the Athitic Fleet. desires to bring about She retires September and members of the Club are from the unequal confilet broken invited to notify the Secretary of any likely CANTON-HANKOW RAII-committee will be present. On Sunday the

and disillusioned. Inspirants to interport honours with a view baarted, eadienød grand funeral of the remains of the Macao According to Mr.T. P. O'Connor, During most of her sty the East End to a trial being afforded them. horo will take place in the evening.

M.P. (Nationalist); Me Rossvelt assured the is unobtrusively guarded at a distance" Only those players whose names are Icading British politicians that until the by Lord Arthur Foleetick, & splendid included in the special list on the Notice follow at boast, though rather tongue-tied, Board are entitled to practice at the mots SOMETHING RELIABLE. Irish question was settled there wouldnd wo sro led to hope that is rare before lat October, 1908, when the ground will be open asual for Crisket and Yan be depended upon is an expression always be as element of axoness among adolity ments with ite due regard.

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